The house argued in order to prevent the El Salvadoran government from falling back into a Marxist regime, the United States needed to support the newly elected government with a significant figure of money. ... In exchange for a guilty plea and cooperation with the government's investigation of the case Mr. ...
Their conviction that they were not equals with the United States in the Union was strengthened when the American government directly interfered with a revolution in Chile in 1891 and a trade dispute in Brazil in 1893. ... The company, which also had large interests in Cuba and Colombia, came to exert great influence upon the policies of the American government towards the so-called "banana republics" in Latin America. ... But in 1889 the Germans, who also had economic interests in the islands, sought to undo this agreement by overthrowing the Samoan government. ... Increasingly concerned a...
In this speech, Reagan attacked high taxes, wasteful government spending, the growth of governmental agencies, the rising crime rate, and soaring welfare costs. ... He took office in January of 1967, once there he worked to slow the growth of government spending. ... He pledged to boost military spending and to reduce government regulation of business. ...
Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. ... Roosevelt also wanted to start the first Voluntary cavalry regiment that would be sent to Cuba to fight. ... They were one of the first regiments to land in Cuba, and their greatest victory was the taking over of San Juan Hill, that would later lead them to Santiago. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...
Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. ... Roosevelt also wanted to start the first Voluntary cavalry regiment that would be sent to Cuba to fight. ... They were one of the first regiments to land in Cuba, and their greatest victory was the taking over of San Juan Hill, that would later lead them to Santiago. ... The Hepburn Act gave the government power to set freight rates. ...
This military action was an obvious threat to the self-government of Panama. The US government had known that Noriega was involved in drug trafficking since at least 1972. ... The US government continued to value Noriega's services. ... This was just in time to make certain a compliant government for the administrative changeover of the Canal on January 1, 1990. ... Subsequently when that campaign was over I had lost all respect for the leaders of our government and those who made the decision to invade this country. ...
Woodrow Wilson President Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said, "seems to be expected ... to look out for the general interests of the country"(Internet 1). He developed a program of progressive reform and asserted i...
He is not safe for the men who wish to prosecute selfish schemes to the public detriment . . . who wish government to be conducted with greater reference to campaign contributions than to the public good . . . who wish to draw the President of the United States into a corner and make whispered arrangements which they dare not have known by their constituents." ... During the gilded age, when Roosevelt was ending college and starting his political life, the government allowed the industry to grow with any interference. ... He was not re-appointed as police commissioner and instead he was made ...
U.S. History Interview Jason Paris 1. What impact did the Cuban Missile Crisis on your community or family? " On me it didn't really effect me, I was at Ft. Rucker at the time." No people were really afraid. "The media would make it out to be more than it really was. The military knew...
